John/Horace

The new TPMS sensors I have used are the preprogrammed Dorman and the cheapest one on RockA, Schrader I think $30 Cdn $. Both came up after 10 mins driving over 30 mph. Winter tire rims I don’t bother, too pricy and tires are old. With my bead breaker I can just change them out without removing tire. A metal special tire wedge and a 2x4 gives me enough gap. Wheel weights marked to keep spot, so no balancing. Heavy soap mix solution or bead glide to help seat side wall. Yup..I am cheap. Need to keep an eye on the rear caliper parking brake mechanism. On both our journeys they started to hang up and not retract completely. Was able to free them up once or twice for a few months. Eventually replaced both on the 2014. The 2012 has one that still drags, haven’t done it yet. Can tap it back to full retracted position easily with a small hammer without jacking up car. If you use them all the time I don’t think this issue comes up. It’s seizing from sporadic use. I put larger retracting springs on one caliper and have 2 extra years without hanging up. Maybe another salt belt issue, no else mentions this issue on the site mmm.

And if you change O2 sensors. Use NTK part of NGK corp, I put them in almost 100k miles ago without issues. I was doing plugs and had intake removed and the O2 were in the change zone. The upstream one’s like 5 rebel said are the fuel trim, so affect fuel economy. I assume you have checked cat recall. Some people got them changed in emissions warranty no charge, but I think 2.4 engine. Exhaust leaks can cause a 420 code as well. Flex section or before cats mainly. Is exhaust loud?

Always try to move tightened battery posts with a gloved hand afterwards. You should not be able to twist it, if so tighten more. Then try again. Also after charging for a few minutes the battery is not back to normal. A plug in charger for 5-6 hours is the best way to bring a battery back to full level.

USB jump drive can be loaded with thousands of songs and played in car. Stream music from phone with Bluetooth. Radio Paradise is a free listener supported app. Can download blocks of songs on phone so you don’t have to use data. Can use dash or steering controls to jump songs. My wife still has a functioning iPod in house, but they force you to switch tec.

Need to put a multi meter on battery jump terminals when it’s running. See what voltage you are getting. Should be 13.5-14.5 approx. Then throw on heater fan and head lights, see what you get. Should still be above 13 or you probably got a bad alternator. Was it reman or brand new.

We are both in the rust belt. Similar miles to yours and our flange bolts have disintegrated. Had to add split flanges to two of the connections before they separated. The flex will probably go next year. Walker stuff is not bad aftermarket. Hate working with exhaust without a hoist. The heat shields have all had extra screws added to them by now. Those are easy fixes.

The 2.4 around your model year had a cat recall. My daughter in laws 2012 got a brand new cat, even though only 60k miles on it. Federal regulations up here. If they start to plug can affect driveabilty a lot. Worth checking out.

I think the amp in the back for rear sub has its own power feed. Probably main ignition switch fires main power, then an always on constant power for radio memory, cd . So possibly up to three power sources.

Yup a four pin harness plug going to coil. Not a regular cop set up for sure. Only $40 so much cheaper set up mmm.

I definitely have feet. ?Remote trouble shooting of electrical problems without a wiring diagram is not easily done. There is a whole 30 minute routine to trouble shoot the cam sensors on a 3.5. I don’t even have the 3.5 engine. Problem could be as simple as a bad plug on a cam sensor … or timing marks from belt change. I’m impressed you got this far. Most diy people don’t even attempt a timing belt change. This is advanced trouble shooting territory unfortunely. The 3.5 engine is worth fixing, my brother put over 200k miles on one. Belt hard to change but for several reasons possibly better than the newer 3.6 engine. Emissions rules killed off the 3.5.

Maybe the domed end is stopping it. Try pivoting it down in the middle where hanger bearing is. May need to spin rear wheels, have tranny in neutral so you can manipulate shaft position a bit.

Cam sensor issues can prevent a car from starting. And cause cylinder misfire codes. It seems there is a relearn procedure, but diagnostic trouble codes will prevent procedure from being done. So they have to be cleared first. Using a multi meter the cam sensor wire harness and sensors need to be tested first before trying a relearn. Supply voltage of 5 volts, correct ohms for cam sensors; feed from ecm to actual sensor plug. So wiring diagram needed as well.

Wow you have been busy. Often crank sensors are plug and play, cam not as likely. Your listed codes could be so many things. You mentioned a few posts back about breaking map sensor and gluing it. The 3.6 has one, you have a maf mass air flow sensor. They can get dirty and cause rich codes and rough idle etc. and the listed codes. Need special spray cleaner to not wreck it. It’s located in the intake air ducting. Simple and worth trying. Should not be any broken tiny wires in the fine mesh.

Have you put a wrench on crank pulley bolt and tried to manually rotate engine? This is an aluminum engine block and heads with c.i. liners. Not as tuff as cast iron engines. Hoping thats not the problem.

What voltage is the battery showing. Put a charger on it or try jump starting the car. These push button start set ups need a good strong battery or they won’t try to start. If battery good, yeah check fuses.

I have swapped Journey batteries more than once. I think the pedestal is just big enough for the larger group 34/78. However the hold down bracket probably is not. If you have access to a welder, you may be able to modify it. Another option is staying with 86 and going to a AGM style battery for approx a $100 more. Faster charging, slower discharge when sitting. All Lexus and other luxury cars ship with them. Better for high electrical load newer cars.

And some say ask LKQ or other auto recycler. That is their business. The 3.5 was also used in other FCA vehicles like the charger and 300 which also had awd. More were sold so might be easier to cross reverence that. Ask a transmission shop. They often deal with this stuff. Might also suggest going 2 wheel drive for now.

Start with basics. Make sure fuses for radio and dash controls are good. Journey are prone to ground issues in salt belt areas. Bother front strut towers have multiple grounds held with 10 mm bolts. Remove them and clean up until shiny, add light film of dielectric grease. Some people even remove body paint to bare metal right at mount location, then add dielectric.

You are correct the 8 passenger 75 T&C had catalytic converters on it. Canada always adopts the highest emission rules …so California spec. Unleaded gas came in at the same time. Big hits to fuel economy and performance. The 5 mile an hour bumpers came out shortly after that, ugly heavy chrome suckers with shocks built in. Must have added over a hundred pounds per vehicle. Full frames were still std design as well.

Thanks for the pic. It is kinda neat, didn’t know they existed. Curious about he drive line. Maybe a big 440 v8 with a Holley four barrel and a 727 three speed automatic. Like my dads 1975 Chrysler Town & Country station wagon had. Very stout mechanicals. But a lot of Journeys…to the gas station. But fun times.

Wow sounds frustrating. You have covered pretty much all the bases. A node light clips on the injector wire harness and flashes to show a good strong constant signal to the injector. When engine is acting up it needs to be used on your wire harness. If it shows an issue in your case It would probably indicate an ecm computer problem. Not a common failure item and not cheap to replace. Remanufactured units are available.

Sometimes they can cut out so quick there is no code stored when CPS is bad. Look closely at the wire harness leading to the sensor make sure it has no signs of insulation damage. Light film of dielectric on sensor contact surfaces is always a good idea. The year, the milage and engine were listed…nice to have someone who understands forums.

Use Waze or a gps for speedo until you figure it out. Fairly accurate. Look for wire harness damage, critters could have chewed a connection. It’s a lot of codes at once.

Often the lightning bolt symbol is tied to a electronic throttle body sensor issue. Not always with a clear code pointing to it. This sensor works with the accelerator pedal sensor, and it is a common failure item. If you have the other engine, try swapping over the throttle bodies. The plastic gears in throttle sensor wear out and cause problems. The original part is made by Hitachi. Rockauto sells,it.

Auto wreckers have the ability to cross reverence what fits different years. I highly doubt they are inter changeable. Have you tried just removing the drive shaft and leaving vehicle as a two wheel drive. Might have a light on dash but usually vehicle runs fine. With the 3.6 engine awd several people have switched to two wheel drive on this site.